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Zimbabwe
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP40.79[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2744.69[$]
Population14.86[millions]
Land Area392719.77[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 69 46.20 -0.70
Ecosystem Vitality 19 61.70 3.70
Biodiversity 15 83.70 3.10
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 44 99.70 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 43 99.10 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 31 57.20 16.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 79 44.90 NA
Species Protection Index 26 80.10 3.10
Species Habitat Index 50 91.20 -3.50
Ecosystem Services 134 17.70 3.70
Tree cover loss 98 12.80 0.20
Grassland loss 115 35.90 19.40
Wetland loss 132 28.80 9.30
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 55 87.80 14.40
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 24.90
NOx growth rate 68 75.60 4.00
Agriculture 60 42.80 -2.40
Pesticide 30 62.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 145 23.60 -4.70
Water Resources 50 37.20 NA
Wastewater treatment 50 37.20 NA
Health 147 21.90 3.60
Air Quality 138 23.90 1.70
PM2.5 95 30.10 2.00
Household solid fuels 158 10.40 2.50
Ozone 95 43.50 -4.40
NOx 64 34.80 0.70
SO2 78 55.00 1.10
CO 118 45.50 1.60
VOC 127 17.70 -2.90
Sanitation Drinking Water 146 16.90 8.50
Sanitation 144 17.80 8.70
Drinking water 147 16.20 8.20
Heavy Metals 154 32.10 3.90
Lead 154 32.10 3.90
Waste Management 147 13.30 1.20
Solid waste 131 9.10 NA
Recycling 64 21.80 3.60
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 78 41.90 -7.70
Climate Change 78 41.90 -7.70
CO2 growth rate 110 29.30 -24.50
CH4 growth rate 42 55.10 1.90
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 1 100.00 20.00
Black Carbon growth rate 128 54.50 -13.70
Proj. GHG Emissions 74 40.80 -5.00
CO2 from land cover 53 57.40 16.00
GHG intensity trend 39 63.70 63.70
GHG per capita 36 77.20 -2.30

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Montenegro 46.9
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Zimbabwe 46.2
Suriname 45.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Jamaica 45.6
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Zimbabwe 46.2
Comoros 42.5
Vanuatu 36.9
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Tanzania 34.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Guinea 31.6
Haiti 26.1
Issue Performance
Kiribati 49
Venezuela 46.4
Zimbabwe 46.2
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Nicaragua 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Government Effectiveness
Zimbabwe 46.2
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Turkmenistan 37
Marshall Islands 36.2
Lebanon 32.2
Burundi 30.5
Angola 30.5
Mali 28.5
Iraq 27.8
Liberia 24.9
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 47.5
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Iran 34.5
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Voice and Accountability
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Zimbabwe 46.2
Afghanistan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Rwanda 32.8
Oman 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Algeria 29.6
Rule of Law
Zimbabwe 46.2
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Comoros 42.5
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Guinea 31.6
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Myanmar 19.4
Control of Corruption
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Comoros 42.5
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Eritrea 31.7
Cambodia 30.1
Iraq 27.8
Haiti 26.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Ukraine 49.6
Zimbabwe 46.2
Egypt 35.5
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Mozambique 31.7
Eritrea 31.7
Kenya 30.8
Turkey 26.3
Haiti 26.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Namibia 50.9
Gabon 49.7
Djibouti 47.5
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Mauritius 44.8
Comoros 42.5
Cabo Verde 41.9
Landlocked Developing Countries
Armenia 48.3
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Afghanistan 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Paraguay 40.9
Malawi 40.6
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EPI Report Year: 
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